SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #91 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CORROBORATE

Possible Answers:

Validate

Evaluate

Accelerate

Acclaim

Incite

Correct answer:

Validate

Explanation:

"Corroborate" is a verb which means "confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding," so we need to find another verb which means "confirm." While "acclaim" might seem like the correct answer, it actually means "praise enthusiastically and publicly," and doesn't quite match the meaning of "confirm" that we're looking for. "Validate," on the other hand, means "check or prove the validity or accuracy of something," and since it is the closest in meaning to "corroborate," it is the correct answer.

Example Question #92 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ADMONISH

Possible Answers:

Create

Decorate

Give

Growl

Warn

Correct answer:

Warn

Explanation:

To admonish is to warn or caution someone.  

Example Question #93 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DICTATE

Possible Answers:

Buffet

Invent

Cavort

Suggest

Command

Correct answer:

Command

Explanation:

"Dictate" means to command or compel. Suggest is an anytonym because it means to provide an option. Invent means to create something. Cavort means to have fun. Buffet means to hit. None of these last three words have any relation to Dictate in this context.

Example Question #94 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

APPEAL

Possible Answers:

Decompose

Officiate

Request

Send

Slice

Correct answer:

Request

Explanation:

Appeal means to make a serious or urgent request.

Example Question #95 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

REVERE

Possible Answers:

Honor

Linger

Orate

Turn

Castigate

Correct answer:

Honor

Explanation:

To revere someone is to have respect and awe for him or her.  To honor someone is to show him or her a high degree of respect.  

Example Question #96 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

COMMISERATE

Possible Answers:

Salute

Market

Sympathize

Collaborate

Change

Correct answer:

Sympathize

Explanation:

Commiserate means to express pity for or sympathize with someone.

Example Question #97 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

REBUKE

Possible Answers:

Scold

Misrepresent

Abscond

Experiment

Abhor

Correct answer:

Scold

Explanation:

To rebuke and to scold both mean to express disapproval.  

Example Question #98 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

UNDERSCORE

Possible Answers:

Emphasize

Brighten

Marvel

Record

Mistake

Correct answer:

Emphasize

Explanation:

Underscore means to underline, or emphasize.

Example Question #99 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

BERATE

Possible Answers:

Scold

Brave

Accelerate

Excite

Bury

Correct answer:

Scold

Explanation:

To berate someone is to scold him or her harshly.

Example Question #100 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CONCEDE

Possible Answers:

Consider

Agree

Hurry

Build

Surrender

Correct answer:

Surrender

Explanation:

To concede is to give in, admit defeat, or surrender.

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